Rear passenger footwell soaked!!!

umz · 02-04-2021, 05:34 PM

Hi guys,

Would really appreciate some support here.

I have a water leak in the car, found both rear footwells soaked.

I have already managed to seal my vapour barriers so my assumption is that they are no longer an issue.

Ive had a specialist check over my sunroof and clear the drains, rears were blocked but are now cleared. He also blasted in the engine bay and said there is no water build up or anything in the bay area.

It rained heavily again today and the passenger footwell is soaked again.

What can it be, bulkhead grommet, is this an issue on M5's also?

What other things as its going back to the specialist tomorrow and i want to ensure he checks the car over properly and puts a stop to this shit.

Thanks in advance lads.

PNW_M5 · 02-04-2021, 08:38 PM

UMZ,
I had a similar issue with a vw r32 drivers rear foot well would have soaked carpet during rain. Just started one day. Turns out when I went to have new tires put on they used a car jack instead of lift and missed the jacking pad and cracked underneath rubberized coating. Took a while to find but the floor carpet and pad would absorb moister threw the 3" long crack. Sealed it with black rtv silicone no more wet carpet. I feel for you, leaks are hard to track down!

umz · 02-05-2021, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PNW_M5

UMZ,
I had a similar issue with a vw r32 drivers rear foot well would have soaked carpet during rain. Just started one day. Turns out when I went to have new tires put on they used a car jack instead of lift and missed the jacking pad and cracked underneath rubberized coating. Took a while to find but the floor carpet and pad would absorb moister threw the 3" long crack. Sealed it with black rtv silicone no more wet carpet. I feel for you, leaks are hard to track down!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNW_M5

UMZ,
I had a similar issue with a vw r32 drivers rear foot well would have soaked carpet during rain. Just started one day. Turns out when I went to have new tires put on they used a car jack instead of lift and missed the jacking pad and cracked underneath rubberized coating. Took a while to find but the floor carpet and pad would absorb moister threw the 3" long crack. Sealed it with black rtv silicone no more wet carpet. I feel for you, leaks are hard to track down!

Thanks for your response. Ill have this looked at but i dont think that is the issue.

I dried the car and then left it parked, it rained and water filled up again in the rear footwell.

Anyone with an M5 F10 experienced a leak issue. Your help would be really appreciated

Thank you

F10CPROG · 02-05-2021, 07:04 AM

Looking online the "Yellow Grommet" which is the blanking plug in the bulk head for a steering column is a common place to leak from.

mystic sport · 02-05-2021, 12:29 PM

Have a look at the post on BMWland linked below, not sure if you will have to register.
Exact same problem on a 535d and it should help you replace the grommet.

https://www.bmwland.org.uk/index.php...-of-doom.3486/

M5Rick · 02-06-2021, 05:32 AM

Well what a surprise, checked my n/s rear footwell and a bit damp so doing the grommet now, turning it the other way round, putting some sealer round it and re-install.Also drilling a hole in the black bulkhead plastic cover so if it fills with water again it drains out onto the ground.

J11SEK · 02-07-2021, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Well what a surprise, checked my n/s rear footwell and a bit damp so doing the grommet now, turning it the other way round, putting some sealer round it and re-install.Also drilling a hole in the black bulkhead plastic cover so if it fills with water again it drains out onto the ground.

Was the "yellow grommet" an easy fix?? Seen plenty online for other 5series Re this problem, but not for the F10 M5??

M5Rick · 02-07-2021, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by J11SEK

Was the "yellow grommet" an easy fix?? Seen plenty online for other 5series Re this problem, but not for the F10 M5??

Still at it,it's not easy and decided to go at it from the inside. It's in the area where the a/c filters are and after pulling the front carpet back a bit..can't see it so leaving until tomorrow.
Forget about doing it from the engine bay there are too many things in the way and you can't even see it from there. Once I get to it there is a sealed black plastic panel through the hole when you remove the yellow grommet which is holding the water! so I'll drill holes in it or just smash it open so water won't collect then seal the grommet and put it back.
This affects not only F10's also other models,bad mistake by Bm !!

drbru · 02-10-2021, 07:50 AM

I had this problem with mine...

there is a very long story to this and a certain dealership tried to shaft me over the repair which resulted in me going to the motor ombudsman even though I got quite a big good will gesture from BMW...anyway in my case it was apparently the bulk head grommet.....

Seems as though you have already checked the major spots know to have this potential issue but im willing to bet its the bulk head grommet. Feel free to DM if you need more info

tarkuk · 02-10-2021, 08:21 AM

I had this problem last week, the issue was the rear Vapor Barrier on the rear passengers door where the Butyl seal came away. i purchased some new Butyl tape from amazon, took the door card off and removed the Vapor Barrier carefully, removed the old tape from door and the Vapor foam. Put the new seal on the foam and then install on door.

since then all dry

M5Rick · 02-10-2021, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drbru

I had this problem with mine...

there is a very long story to this and a certain dealership tried to shaft me over the repair which resulted in me going to the motor ombudsman even though I got quite a big good will gesture from BMW...anyway in my case it was apparently the bulk head grommet.....

Seems as though you have already checked the major spots know to have this potential issue but im willing to bet its the bulk head grommet. Feel free to DM if you need more info

Same with mine, got the carpet up at the front with some difficulty and there was water,couldn't see the grommet too much wiring in the way. A quick way to solve is to smash a crevice in the engine bulkhead sealed plastic panel in front of the grommet with a very long screwdriver and hammer,the water then comes cascading out,not that easy but effective. Be easier to move some things out the way first and use a powerful light to where you are aiming

kenazaki · 02-22-2021, 05:13 PM

I had the same problem with my M5 which I posted on this forum. I had extended warranty on the car. My service agent told me it wouldn't cover the cost of the repair. I contacted BMW UK who spoke to my service agent, who then put a claim in for me. The result was I had to pay a third of the labor cost and BMW paid for the rest ie new carpets new speaker under front seat and the rest of the labor costs.

drbru · 02-23-2021, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kenazaki

I had the same problem with my M5 which I posted on this forum. I had extended warranty on the car. My service agent told me it wouldn't cover the cost of the repair. I contacted BMW UK who spoke to my service agent, who then put a claim in for me. The result was I had to pay a third of the labor cost and BMW paid for the rest ie new carpets new speaker under front seat and the rest of the labor costs.

Ultimately this is a well known issue with the 5 series across multiple generations...Forgetting my own issues with the dealer who was doing the repair and trying to shaft me as much as they could, my whole argument was that why when spending nearly 100k on a car when new, why would one have to worry about it leaking water??....Its a modern day car not and old Montego so why is it even a problem??!!

By the way, the grommet that fails in the bullhead is £2.50 to replace as a part but when it fails, in my case it left me with a bill of over £4k!

Ultimately this experience and to be fair its pretty much as a result of this particular dealer has meant that when I sell my car, I will not be buying an M5 again, for that matter I won't even be buying another BMW

M5Rick · 02-23-2021, 06:36 AM

^^ Even with warranty they are denying repair at first! that you have to then talk with them for ages to get something done they are only interested in nearly new cars to do anything.
I spotted mine early so was only damp in the back rear passenger footwell..I saw somewhere than pouring windscreen cleaner a bit at a time down through the slatted top rain cover over the affected area would free the blocked drain tube after a time.
In the meantime it's worth covering up the bottom of the windscreen area with a waterproof sheet or a canopy cover over it if its parked outside and if it's safe leaving the rear left window ajar halfway for the carpet do dry out.

M5Rick · 03-16-2021, 02:09 PM

If you have pine trees near you then watch out. When it's windy and wet the blown pine needles collect on the l/h drip tray below the windscreen and slip through the drain slats collecting down in the bulkhead plastic drain panel in front of the grommet and you guessed after a while the drain tube gets blocked fills with water and water gets past the grommet seal causing water ingress into passenger compartment.
If it's leaking into car you have to by-pass the drain by sealing up both drain slats with black duck tape and I placed a car wash mitt in the pocket there over the sealed slats to soak up the water when it rains.
Very effective and no water ingress until you can fix the grommet.

MJK1 · 03-21-2021, 09:29 AM

I had the soaking wet rear passenger footwell a year ago. It was the yellow grommet and it’s a right job to remove all debris and replace the grommet on the M5. There’s a 49 page thread on forum.BMW.co.uk, my input specifically for the M5 is on page 39 onwards.

https://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/116098-heavy-rain-water-leak/?page=39

m5rosco · 03-21-2021, 02:48 PM

Would it be feasible/good idea to do something with this grommet before it actually fails? Prevention better than cure and all that!

umz · 03-24-2021, 11:25 AM

Hi All,

Apologies for the late reply on this.

I took everything step by step, the most common thing that everyone talks about:

1. Rear Vapour Barriers
2. Sunroof Drains
3. Yellow Bulk Head Grommet

1. I started with here, resealed both barriers, this stopped water ingress from rear driver side. So that was the issue there.

2. Had these checked out. A smoke test was carried out, found one pipe blocked, had that cleared. Coincidently it rained heavily that evening and water came through again, so i know this wasn't the fix, however happy that the drains were all cleared out.

3. Last thing I looked over, found water coming from there after several tests. I got to the grommet from under the glove (too much in the way in the M5 engine bay). Considering my car is a daily and not garaged I needed to get the car sorted ASAP, so I re-sealed with windscreen bonding (Yellow grommet would have taken a week to arrive).

I used a pliers to pull the grommet back, cleaned all the gunk from that area, sealed the outer edge of the grommet, used the pliers to put back in place and pull back on myself, this sealed the outside of grommet for me. I then sealed the inside of it too to ensure a solid/permanent fix.

Then came the drying of carpets etc took me forever doing this. Used an extractor and heaters. I took the passenger seat out too as its impossible otherwise to lift carpet properly.

NOTE: there was a a lot of water under passenger side too, the front carpet doesn't really get wet due a polystyrene block being under the front passenger seat which lifts the carpet.

Hope the above is helpful for anyone currently facing this issue or helpful for anyone in the future.

Any questions, feel free to drop me a message.

Thanks.

drbru · 04-07-2021, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umz

Hi All,

Apologies for the late reply on this.

I took everything step by step, the most common thing that everyone talks about:

1. Rear Vapour Barriers
2. Sunroof Drains
3. Yellow Bulk Head Grommet

1. I started with here, resealed both barriers, this stopped water ingress from rear driver side. So that was the issue there.

2. Had these checked out. A smoke test was carried out, found one pipe blocked, had that cleared. Coincidently it rained heavily that evening and water came through again, so i know this wasn't the fix, however happy that the drains were all cleared out.

3. Last thing I looked over, found water coming from there after several tests. I got to the grommet from under the glove (too much in the way in the M5 engine bay). Considering my car is a daily and not garaged I needed to get the car sorted ASAP, so I re-sealed with windscreen bonding (Yellow grommet would have taken a week to arrive).

I used a pliers to pull the grommet back, cleaned all the gunk from that area, sealed the outer edge of the grommet, used the pliers to put back in place and pull back on myself, this sealed the outside of grommet for me. I then sealed the inside of it too to ensure a solid/permanent fix.

Then came the drying of carpets etc took me forever doing this. Used an extractor and heaters. I took the passenger seat out too as its impossible otherwise to lift carpet properly.

NOTE: there was a a lot of water under passenger side too, the front carpet doesn't really get wet due a polystyrene block being under the front passenger seat which lifts the carpet.

Hope the above is helpful for anyone currently facing this issue or helpful for anyone in the future.

Any questions, feel free to drop me a message.

Thanks.

I really hope this works for you as this landed me with a bill of around 4k to sort out!!

umz · 04-10-2021, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drbru

Quote:

Originally Posted by umz

Hi All,

Apologies for the late reply on this.

I took everything step by step, the most common thing that everyone talks about:

1. Rear Vapour Barriers
2. Sunroof Drains
3. Yellow Bulk Head Grommet

1. I started with here, resealed both barriers, this stopped water ingress from rear driver side. So that was the issue there.

2. Had these checked out. A smoke test was carried out, found one pipe blocked, had that cleared. Coincidently it rained heavily that evening and water came through again, so i know this wasn't the fix, however happy that the drains were all cleared out.

3. Last thing I looked over, found water coming from there after several tests. I got to the grommet from under the glove (too much in the way in the M5 engine bay). Considering my car is a daily and not garaged I needed to get the car sorted ASAP, so I re-sealed with windscreen bonding (Yellow grommet would have taken a week to arrive).

I used a pliers to pull the grommet back, cleaned all the gunk from that area, sealed the outer edge of the grommet, used the pliers to put back in place and pull back on myself, this sealed the outside of grommet for me. I then sealed the inside of it too to ensure a solid/permanent fix.

Then came the drying of carpets etc took me forever doing this. Used an extractor and heaters. I took the passenger seat out too as its impossible otherwise to lift carpet properly.

NOTE: there was a a lot of water under passenger side too, the front carpet doesn't really get wet due a polystyrene block being under the front passenger seat which lifts the carpet.

Hope the above is helpful for anyone currently facing this issue or helpful for anyone in the future.

Any questions, feel free to drop me a message.

Thanks.

I really hope this works for you as this landed me with a bill of around 4k to sort out!!

Hi mate.

All sorted. It has now rained several times since and ive washed it a fair few times too.

I check the carpets regularly and the carpets are all dry

simonshannon01@gmail.com · 03-07-2022, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umz

Hi All,

Apologies for the late reply on this.

I took everything step by step, the most common thing that everyone talks about:

1. Rear Vapour Barriers
2. Sunroof Drains
3. Yellow Bulk Head Grommet

1. I started with here, resealed both barriers, this stopped water ingress from rear driver side. So that was the issue there.

2. Had these checked out. A smoke test was carried out, found one pipe blocked, had that cleared. Coincidently it rained heavily that evening and water came through again, so i know this wasn't the fix, however happy that the drains were all cleared out.

3. Last thing I looked over, found water coming from there after several tests. I got to the grommet from under the glove (too much in the way in the M5 engine bay). Considering my car is a daily and not garaged I needed to get the car sorted ASAP, so I re-sealed with windscreen bonding (Yellow grommet would have taken a week to arrive).

I used a pliers to pull the grommet back, cleaned all the gunk from that area, sealed the outer edge of the grommet, used the pliers to put back in place and pull back on myself, this sealed the outside of grommet for me. I then sealed the inside of it too to ensure a solid/permanent fix.

Then came the drying of carpets etc took me forever doing this. Used an extractor and heaters. I took the passenger seat out too as its impossible otherwise to lift carpet properly.

NOTE: there was a a lot of water under passenger side too, the front carpet doesn't really get wet due a polystyrene block being under the front passenger seat which lifts the carpet.

Hope the above is helpful for anyone currently facing this issue or helpful for anyone in the future.

Any questions, feel free to drop me a message.

Thanks.

I have a 2011 F10 5 series. I've the yellow grommet issue which I'm getting an independent place to fix for me.

But they will not dry out the car. From what i can feel only the rear passenger side is soaked but i realise it might be elsewhere in front also. Do you have any advice? From what i can see i need to remove entire back seat and unscrew passenger seat. I ideally want to lift up all the carpet front and back on passenger side. But i do not know where to even start - how to move back seat etc. Any advice or instructions? I am not very mechanical but willing to do it myself rather than paying BMW thousands to do it probably. Many thanks for taking the time to read this.

M5Rick · 03-08-2022, 03:32 AM

I had that problem, all you have to do is duck tape the drain slats at first on the passengers side drip tray under the bonnet to stop water ingress to faulty yellow plug, then try to smash that plastic enclosure that holds the water around the yellow plug. To dry rear passengers floor just use kitchen towels to dry as much then leave rear window half open in the sun and it'll be bone dry within a week or you can try an electric damp remover. The carpet has very thick stiff sponge base and awkward and time consuming to remove.

02-04-2021, 05:34 PM	#1
umz Private First Class 75 Rep 104 Posts Drives: BMW M5 F10 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	Rear passenger footwell soaked!!! Hi guys, Would really appreciate some support here. I have a water leak in the car, found both rear footwells soaked. I have already managed to seal my vapour barriers so my assumption is that they are no longer an issue. Ive had a specialist check over my sunroof and clear the drains, rears were blocked but are now cleared. He also blasted in the engine bay and said there is no water build up or anything in the bay area. It rained heavily again today and the passenger footwell is soaked again. What can it be, bulkhead grommet, is this an issue on M5's also? What other things as its going back to the specialist tomorrow and i want to ensure he checks the car over properly and puts a stop to this shit. Thanks in advance lads.
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PNW_M5 New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW F10 M5 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Washington St. iTrader: (0)	UMZ, I had a similar issue with a vw r32 drivers rear foot well would have soaked carpet during rain. Just started one day. Turns out when I went to have new tires put on they used a car jack instead of lift and missed the jacking pad and cracked underneath rubberized coating. Took a while to find but the floor carpet and pad would absorb moister threw the 3" long crack. Sealed it with black rtv silicone no more wet carpet. I feel for you, leaks are hard to track down!
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F10CPROG Private First Class 77 Rep 169 Posts Drives: BMW F10 M5 Competition Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Essex, UK iTrader: (0)	Looking online the "Yellow Grommet" which is the blanking plug in the bulk head for a steering column is a common place to leak from. __________________ BMW F10 M5 Competition Hyundai i30N Porsche 986 Boxster S
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mystic sport New Member 16 Rep 24 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Competition Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kent iTrader: (0)	Have a look at the post on BMWland linked below, not sure if you will have to register. Exact same problem on a 535d and it should help you replace the grommet. https://www.bmwland.org.uk/index.php...-of-doom.3486/
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M5Rick General 60017 Rep 19,524 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	Well what a surprise, checked my n/s rear footwell and a bit damp so doing the grommet now, turning it the other way round, putting some sealer round it and re-install.Also drilling a hole in the black bulkhead plastic cover so if it fills with water again it drains out onto the ground.
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drbru Lieutenant 99 Rep 483 Posts Drives: f10 m5 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I had this problem with mine... there is a very long story to this and a certain dealership tried to shaft me over the repair which resulted in me going to the motor ombudsman even though I got quite a big good will gesture from BMW...anyway in my case it was apparently the bulk head grommet..... Seems as though you have already checked the major spots know to have this potential issue but im willing to bet its the bulk head grommet. Feel free to DM if you need more info
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tarkuk New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW M5 2012 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I had this problem last week, the issue was the rear Vapor Barrier on the rear passengers door where the Butyl seal came away. i purchased some new Butyl tape from amazon, took the door card off and removed the Vapor Barrier carefully, removed the old tape from door and the Vapor foam. Put the new seal on the foam and then install on door. since then all dry
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kenazaki Enlisted Member 21 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 M5 2001 E39 535i MSp Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Newmarket Suffolk UK iTrader: (0)	I had the same problem with my M5 which I posted on this forum. I had extended warranty on the car. My service agent told me it wouldn't cover the cost of the repair. I contacted BMW UK who spoke to my service agent, who then put a claim in for me. The result was I had to pay a third of the labor cost and BMW paid for the rest ie new carpets new speaker under front seat and the rest of the labor costs.
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M5Rick General 60017 Rep 19,524 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	^^ Even with warranty they are denying repair at first! that you have to then talk with them for ages to get something done they are only interested in nearly new cars to do anything. I spotted mine early so was only damp in the back rear passenger footwell..I saw somewhere than pouring windscreen cleaner a bit at a time down through the slatted top rain cover over the affected area would free the blocked drain tube after a time. In the meantime it's worth covering up the bottom of the windscreen area with a waterproof sheet or a canopy cover over it if its parked outside and if it's safe leaving the rear left window ajar halfway for the carpet do dry out.
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M5Rick General 60017 Rep 19,524 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	If you have pine trees near you then watch out. When it's windy and wet the blown pine needles collect on the l/h drip tray below the windscreen and slip through the drain slats collecting down in the bulkhead plastic drain panel in front of the grommet and you guessed after a while the drain tube gets blocked fills with water and water gets past the grommet seal causing water ingress into passenger compartment. If it's leaking into car you have to by-pass the drain by sealing up both drain slats with black duck tape and I placed a car wash mitt in the pocket there over the sealed slats to soak up the water when it rains. Very effective and no water ingress until you can fix the grommet.
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MJK1 New Member 2 Rep 10 Posts Drives: BMW M5 F10 2012 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Derby UK iTrader: (0)	I had the soaking wet rear passenger footwell a year ago. It was the yellow grommet and it’s a right job to remove all debris and replace the grommet on the M5. There’s a 49 page thread on forum.BMW.co.uk, my input specifically for the M5 is on page 39 onwards. https://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/116098-heavy-rain-water-leak/?page=39
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m5rosco Second Lieutenant 211 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 2016 F10 M5 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Would it be feasible/good idea to do something with this grommet before it actually fails? Prevention better than cure and all that!
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umz Private First Class 75 Rep 104 Posts Drives: BMW M5 F10 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	Solved!!! Hi All, Apologies for the late reply on this. I took everything step by step, the most common thing that everyone talks about: 1. Rear Vapour Barriers 2. Sunroof Drains 3. Yellow Bulk Head Grommet 1. I started with here, resealed both barriers, this stopped water ingress from rear driver side. So that was the issue there. 2. Had these checked out. A smoke test was carried out, found one pipe blocked, had that cleared. Coincidently it rained heavily that evening and water came through again, so i know this wasn't the fix, however happy that the drains were all cleared out. 3. Last thing I looked over, found water coming from there after several tests. I got to the grommet from under the glove (too much in the way in the M5 engine bay). Considering my car is a daily and not garaged I needed to get the car sorted ASAP, so I re-sealed with windscreen bonding (Yellow grommet would have taken a week to arrive). I used a pliers to pull the grommet back, cleaned all the gunk from that area, sealed the outer edge of the grommet, used the pliers to put back in place and pull back on myself, this sealed the outside of grommet for me. I then sealed the inside of it too to ensure a solid/permanent fix. Then came the drying of carpets etc took me forever doing this. Used an extractor and heaters. I took the passenger seat out too as its impossible otherwise to lift carpet properly. NOTE: there was a a lot of water under passenger side too, the front carpet doesn't really get wet due a polystyrene block being under the front passenger seat which lifts the carpet. Hope the above is helpful for anyone currently facing this issue or helpful for anyone in the future. Any questions, feel free to drop me a message. Thanks.
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M5Rick General 60017 Rep 19,524 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	I had that problem, all you have to do is duck tape the drain slats at first on the passengers side drip tray under the bonnet to stop water ingress to faulty yellow plug, then try to smash that plastic enclosure that holds the water around the yellow plug. To dry rear passengers floor just use kitchen towels to dry as much then leave rear window half open in the sun and it'll be bone dry within a week or you can try an electric damp remover. The carpet has very thick stiff sponge base and awkward and time consuming to remove.
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